Movies about disability often show what it’s like to live with physical or mental challenges. They focus on everyday struggles, relationships, and personal growth. These stories feel real because they highlight both difficulties and strengths, making it easy to connect with the characters. Watching them can help us understand different experiences and remind us of the resilience people have in tough situations.
36 Movies
2016
A small-town woman struggling with dead-end jobs is hired as a caretaker for a high-profile man left wheelchair-bound after an accident. Initially at odds, the two are forced together, but as she sets...
2017
The story of August Pullman, a young boy with facial differences, as he faces the challenges of entering fifth grade and attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time....
2011
A true story about two men who were never meant to cross paths—a quadriplegic aristocrat injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects....
1999
William Thacker, a London bookstore owner, leads a quiet, predictable life until famous American actress Anna Scott walks into his shop. A chance meeting over spilled orange juice sparks a kiss that g...
2017
Based on the true story of Robin, a brilliant and adventurous man whose life is dramatically altered when polio strikes, leaving him paralyzed....
2008
Front of the Class is based on the true story of Brad Cohen, portrayed by Jimmy Wolk, who overcomes the challenges of Tourette's syndrome from a young age to defy the odds and become an inspiring...
2010
A biographical film about Temple Grandin, an autistic woman who rises to become a leading expert in humane livestock handling....
2014
The Theory of Everything tells the remarkable story of renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, one of the greatest minds of our time, and his deep, transformative love for fellow Cambridge student Ja...
2011
Soul Surfer tells the uplifting true story of Bethany Hamilton, a teenage surfer who loses her left arm in a shark attack but refuses to let tragedy define her. Through extraordinary determination and...
2001
On November 4, 1970, during The CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkite reported a shocking true story that would soon capture national attention. In the quiet Los Angeles suburb of Arcadia, authorities dis...
1989
In this true story told through flashbacks, Christy Brown is born with severe cerebral palsy into a poor, working-class Irish family. Able to control only his left foot and speak in guttural sounds, h...
1990
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a reserved research physician, tests an experimental drug designed to “awaken†patients trapped in catatonia by a rare neurological disorder. Leonard becomes the first t...
